Earth Composition Vocab Test

1. liquid layer of metal that surrounds the inner core.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

2. the top layer of earth made of a thin layer of cool rock.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

3. earth’s thickest layer between the outer core and crust made of magma.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

4. a ball of hot solid metal at the center of the earth.

• crust

• mantle

• outer core

• inner core

5. a substance formed in nature, is a solid, has a definite chemical makeup, and has a crystal structure.

• minerals

• igneous

• sedimentary

• rock cycle

6. Rock formed as heat or pressure causes existing rock to change in structure, texture, or mineral composition.

• minerals

• igneous

• metamorphic

• rock cycle

7. the set of natural, repeating processes that form, change, break down, and re-form rocks.

• minerals

• igneous

• sedimentary

• rock cycle

8. rock that forms as molten rock cools and becomes solid.

• minerals

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

9. rock formed as pieces of older rocks and other loose materials get pressed or cemented together.

• minerals

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

• igneous

10. a circulation pattern in which material is heated and rises in one area, then cools and sinks in another area, flowing in a continuous loop.

• lithosphere

• convection currents

• asthenosphere

• unicorns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6